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Nigerian Man Gets $10m After He Was Wrongly Jailed For Fifteen Years

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A Nigerian man has been released after spending one and a half decades in prison for a crime he never committed.

Tony Ugochkwu was arrested and convicted for 18 years after being found guilty for murder by a court in the US state of Kansas.


A recent forensic examination revealed the convict qas not at the crime scene. This led to his exoneration and subsequent release.

The court also ordered the state to oay the ex-convict a whopping $15m for his wrongful incarceration.

SOURCE: AfricaCelebrities.com

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